About PFCS
Leadership Message
2011 was a challenging year for PFCS. We would like share with you the successes as well as challenges faced by the agency in the past year.
Unfortunately, the Board of Directors faced the difficult decision to close the Positive Parenting and the Pathways to Work programs. The Positive Parenting Program had not been fully funded for several years, unfunded mandates increased the costs and there was programmatic drift. The Pathways to Work Program saw declining applications for loans as a result of the lack of employment opportunities for individuals that typically utilized the program. The Positive Parenting Program served Tuscarawas County families for more than two decades and the Pathways to Work Program for more than a decade.
The Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter moved into a new facility in fiscal year 2011. The new shelter is beautiful, home like and welcoming to the women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. The support of the community in Adopting a Room made it possible to provide families a true place of shelter from the dark storm of domestic violence. The Harbor House Halfway House received a much needed complete exterior renovation as a result of a grant from the Ohio Department of Development.
The agency received reaccreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families (COA) during the fiscal year. National accreditation is the good housekeeping seal of approval for agencies providing behavioral health and social services to children and families. The process was accelerated for PFCS as there were no findings during the site visit. The agency takes pride in upholding the standards of quality required by COA.
Personal & Family Counseling Services (PFCS) continued to impact the lives of families, working with all members to nurture and make changes to enhance the well being of each individual in the family. Each program provided by the agency has outcomes with benchmarks that measure the impact of services provided to each family. As you read this Report you will see the positive impact that families have experienced as a result of the quality services provided by PFCS.
PFCS impacted the lives of 3,264 in fiscal year 2011. The staff and Board of Directors remain dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the families in our communities.
Thank you for your support of PFCS and our work with families.
Scott J. Yoss, Chair, Board of Directors
Marilyn L. Henry, President/CEO
Unfortunately, the Board of Directors faced the difficult decision to close the Positive Parenting and the Pathways to Work programs. The Positive Parenting Program had not been fully funded for several years, unfunded mandates increased the costs and there was programmatic drift. The Pathways to Work Program saw declining applications for loans as a result of the lack of employment opportunities for individuals that typically utilized the program. The Positive Parenting Program served Tuscarawas County families for more than two decades and the Pathways to Work Program for more than a decade.
The Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter moved into a new facility in fiscal year 2011. The new shelter is beautiful, home like and welcoming to the women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. The support of the community in Adopting a Room made it possible to provide families a true place of shelter from the dark storm of domestic violence. The Harbor House Halfway House received a much needed complete exterior renovation as a result of a grant from the Ohio Department of Development.
The agency received reaccreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families (COA) during the fiscal year. National accreditation is the good housekeeping seal of approval for agencies providing behavioral health and social services to children and families. The process was accelerated for PFCS as there were no findings during the site visit. The agency takes pride in upholding the standards of quality required by COA.
Personal & Family Counseling Services (PFCS) continued to impact the lives of families, working with all members to nurture and make changes to enhance the well being of each individual in the family. Each program provided by the agency has outcomes with benchmarks that measure the impact of services provided to each family. As you read this Report you will see the positive impact that families have experienced as a result of the quality services provided by PFCS.
PFCS impacted the lives of 3,264 in fiscal year 2011. The staff and Board of Directors remain dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the families in our communities.
Thank you for your support of PFCS and our work with families.
Scott J. Yoss, Chair, Board of Directors
Marilyn L. Henry, President/CEO